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Monday, June 23, 2008
8 weeks (this past Friday)
Just a quick hello before jetting off to bed. All is well here in baby kingdom. We had Darby's baptism on Sunday which was beautiful. She was a perfect angel through the whole ceremony. She is growing like a weed and gaining weight which I think I am feeling more of as my back begins to ache! Ugh! But you just can't help but hold that precious baby girl. She is smiling big gummy smiles. She loves bath time. She is absolutely miserable after we get her home from daycare because she is so overtired and gassy. We love her!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
The Waitress
It's funny how some people assume relationships when they see women together. Vic and I have frequently been asked if we were sisters. We usually just take it in stride and answer depending on the situation.
Well this recent experience took the cake!
My mom came to our house for a visit to see the baby (which is momentous in itself - but I digress). We decided that we would go to lunch and then to the mall. We went to the Oli.ve Gard.en. Mom and Vic sat on one side of the table and I sat on the other with Darby in her carrier propped up on the chair next to me. We were greeted by a very talkative-invading personal space-all knowing- very assuming waitress.
She began ooohhing and ahhing over the baby and continued to lean her face over the canopy of the carrier to get a closer look at her. She talked about how babies sleep and how they eat and how it will get better as she gets older and... blah, blah, blah.
She asked where we were from. We told her we lived here and that Mom was visiting from Mississippi. Then proceeded to say, "It's great that there are four generations at this table." And walked away. What? What did she say - four generations? Oh well, maybe she misspoke and meant three.
So she comes back with our food (continually talking). We start eating and she continues to talk. She goes away and comes back with another advice tip. Goes away and comes back again all through lunch. Then she looks at me and asks, "Is this your first grandchild?" What? Did I just hear you right? I was speechless. I didn't know what to say. Do I look that old? Do I look old enough to Vic's mother? I was shocked. After I picked up my jaw off of the table I just said "yes". She walked away. Mom said, "I must look older than dirt."
What was that? We giggled and laughed. Do I need to sign up for that show called 10 years younger? What an ego buster!
Well this recent experience took the cake!
My mom came to our house for a visit to see the baby (which is momentous in itself - but I digress). We decided that we would go to lunch and then to the mall. We went to the Oli.ve Gard.en. Mom and Vic sat on one side of the table and I sat on the other with Darby in her carrier propped up on the chair next to me. We were greeted by a very talkative-invading personal space-all knowing- very assuming waitress.
She began ooohhing and ahhing over the baby and continued to lean her face over the canopy of the carrier to get a closer look at her. She talked about how babies sleep and how they eat and how it will get better as she gets older and... blah, blah, blah.
She asked where we were from. We told her we lived here and that Mom was visiting from Mississippi. Then proceeded to say, "It's great that there are four generations at this table." And walked away. What? What did she say - four generations? Oh well, maybe she misspoke and meant three.
So she comes back with our food (continually talking). We start eating and she continues to talk. She goes away and comes back with another advice tip. Goes away and comes back again all through lunch. Then she looks at me and asks, "Is this your first grandchild?" What? Did I just hear you right? I was speechless. I didn't know what to say. Do I look that old? Do I look old enough to Vic's mother? I was shocked. After I picked up my jaw off of the table I just said "yes". She walked away. Mom said, "I must look older than dirt."
What was that? We giggled and laughed. Do I need to sign up for that show called 10 years younger? What an ego buster!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
6 weeks...Transitions
Finally! A long awaited update from our family. We have been busy with all of our extended families over the last month as they all came to meet our darling Darby. They came from as far as Virginia and Florida. We enjoyed each and every minute of their visits.
Darby has truly started to blossom over the last few weeks. We had our one month visit with the pediatrician. She is gaining weight and length as expected. She weighed in at 7 pounds and 14 ounces and measured 21 inches long. At one month she was tolerating her feedings well 4 ounces at a time. She has seemed to grow out of her colicky/gassy episodes that she was experiencing around 2-4 weeks.
We made our first road trip to Grandma's. Darby did really well on the ride although she was fussy from an upset stomach as Great Granny decided when feeding her that she didn't need to burp until after Darby ate the entire four ounces of her bottle. Boy - was she miserable!
Transitions... We are going through several at the moment. Vicky starts back to work on Tuesday. She is really having a hard time with this. We found a child care center near both of our workplaces. Darby will only be going twice a week while I am working at the hospital. It is a very nice place and we'll see how it goes.
Darby is also moving into bigger clothes. She is finally growing out of her newborn digs and starting to wear her 3 month wardrobe.
She is also starting to sleep for longer periods of time. I stumbled across a book at the bookstore on sleep patterns for babies. It is wonderful and I kick myself for not finding it sooner. It's called The 90 Minute Sleep Program. I highly recommend it. It is based on babies natural internal biorhythms. We have been using it for the last 4-5 days. Darby has gone to sleeping from 3-4 hours periods at night to 5-6 hours. She is less fussy and more social during her awake times. She is awake during her feedings so we are not having to try to calm a crying baby to eat or try to stimulate her to wake up to eat. It has brought calmness and a certain amount of predictability to our home which is nice. Vicky and I can also have a hot dinner together without the baby waking up and us taking turns holding her.
Well that about sums it up for now. More to come soon - I have a great story to tell about our O.live Gard.en outing this weekend with my mom. Much love to everybody.
The "E" Family
Dozing with Aunt Angie
Darby has truly started to blossom over the last few weeks. We had our one month visit with the pediatrician. She is gaining weight and length as expected. She weighed in at 7 pounds and 14 ounces and measured 21 inches long. At one month she was tolerating her feedings well 4 ounces at a time. She has seemed to grow out of her colicky/gassy episodes that she was experiencing around 2-4 weeks.
We made our first road trip to Grandma's. Darby did really well on the ride although she was fussy from an upset stomach as Great Granny decided when feeding her that she didn't need to burp until after Darby ate the entire four ounces of her bottle. Boy - was she miserable!
I think I'm going to explode!
Transitions... We are going through several at the moment. Vicky starts back to work on Tuesday. She is really having a hard time with this. We found a child care center near both of our workplaces. Darby will only be going twice a week while I am working at the hospital. It is a very nice place and we'll see how it goes.
Darby is also moving into bigger clothes. She is finally growing out of her newborn digs and starting to wear her 3 month wardrobe.
She is also starting to sleep for longer periods of time. I stumbled across a book at the bookstore on sleep patterns for babies. It is wonderful and I kick myself for not finding it sooner. It's called The 90 Minute Sleep Program. I highly recommend it. It is based on babies natural internal biorhythms. We have been using it for the last 4-5 days. Darby has gone to sleeping from 3-4 hours periods at night to 5-6 hours. She is less fussy and more social during her awake times. She is awake during her feedings so we are not having to try to calm a crying baby to eat or try to stimulate her to wake up to eat. It has brought calmness and a certain amount of predictability to our home which is nice. Vicky and I can also have a hot dinner together without the baby waking up and us taking turns holding her.
Going to Grandma's House
Well that about sums it up for now. More to come soon - I have a great story to tell about our O.live Gard.en outing this weekend with my mom. Much love to everybody.
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